Mexico

More than fifty civil society organisations have called for the suspension of ongoing free trade negotiations between the European Union and Mexico. The groups mostly criticise plans to include an investment court in the agreement, the lack of transparency in the negotiations, and the absence of human rights conditionality. …

The EU and Mexico are holding a fourth round of free trade negotiations in Mexico City this week (26-30 June 2017). The talks are aimed at upgrading a 2001 free trade agreement and to close ranks vis-à-vis Donald Trump’s United States trade policy. This week is about technical issues and …

The Commission published its report on the last round of negotiations it held with Mexico towards an update of the fifteen-year old EU Mexico free trade agreement. It also released a slew of documents submitted to the Mexicans as part of the talks. This is a good moment to take stock of …

It’s Trump time. The EU and Mexico have agreed to accelerate the pace of their ongoing negotiations to liberalise trade. “Together, we are witnessing the worrying rise of protectionism around the world. Side by side, as like-minded partners, we must now stand up for the idea of global, open …

US president-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take the reins of power on 20 January 2017, has told Germany’s top tabloid newspaper Bild Zeitung, that BMW, one of Germany’s top carmakers, would face a 35 percent import duty on 3 Series sedans it is planning to start building in San …

The Commission has published six negotiating texts it tabled to Mexico after first round of talks held this year with the North American country aiming at modernising their 2001 free trade agreement. The texts tabled reveal the EU’s priorities: rules of origin, public procurement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, energy and raw …

This week, the EU and Mexico have been holding a second round of negotiations to upgrade their fifteen year old free trade agreement. The two sides have so far talked mainly about the scope and format of talks, little about actual substance. The UK’s exit from the EU and the election of …

The EU is looking after its alcoholic beverages industry in the WTO, the latest WTO meeting on technical barriers to trade reveals. The Commission is putting pressure on Colombia with a pending case on its domestic laws on alcoholic beverage marketing arrangements and taxes. Is it now setting its sights on Mexico and …

EU-MEXICO: Interview with trade minister Ildefonso Guajardo after the formal announcement of launch of FTA upgrade talks on Monday – subscribers have received the most important facts about this way before Monday. The talks will be launched on 13 June.